Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Madisonburg, PA: what to set up and who to call
Madisonburg has no town government of its own, so Centre County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Penns Valley Area School District. For an emergency, Mount Nittany Medical Center is the closest ER, 21.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Madisonburg, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Madisonburg.
Power comes from West Penn Power
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Madisonburg.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Madisonburg Water Works
Madisonburg Water Works supplies almost all of Madisonburg. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 250 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1996, was 23.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1996: EPA has no newer result for this system.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. PA4140111.
5 home internet providers serve Madisonburg
100% of 81 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bear Fiber | Fiber | 100% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Breezeline | Fiber, Cable | 98% | 1,000/600 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 31% | 25/3 |
| Centre WISP | Fixed wireless | 22% | 25/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 17% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Madisonburg’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Madisonburg.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Madisonburg is in Penns Valley Area School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Madisonburg is unincorporated, so Centre County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Madisonburg is in ZIP code 16852
ZIP codes where Madisonburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Madisonburg | ZIP’s residents in Madisonburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16852 | Madisonburg, PA | 100% | 60% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Madisonburg
Who supplies Madisonburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Madisonburg Water Works (EPA ID PA4140111). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 23.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Madisonburg?
West Penn Power (West Penn Power Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Madisonburg?
Black Bear Fiber, Breezeline, T-Mobile, Centre WISP, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Madisonburg?
16852. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Madisonburg in?
Penns Valley Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Madisonburg?
In Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Centre County Board of Elections. Check your registration at pavoterservices.pa.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.